| 单词 | relapse |
| 释义 | relapse (rɪlæps ) Word forms: relapses , relapsing , relapsed pronunciation note: The noun can be pronounced (rɪlæps ) or (riːlæps ). 1. verb If you say that someone relapses into a way of behaving that is undesirable, you mean that they start to behave in that way again. 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom. [VERB + into] It is by no means clear that the financial markets will not relapse into panic. [VERB into noun] Relapse is also a noun. ...a relapse into the nationalism of the nineteenth century. [+ into] 2. verb If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving. In 90 per cent of cases the patient will relapse within six months. [VERB] Synonyms: worsen, deteriorate, sicken, weaken Relapse is also a noun. The treatment is usually given to women with a high risk of relapse after surgery. The sufferer can experience frequent relapses. Collocations: suffer a relapse At the start, the researchers had anticipated that 30 per cent of the 'five-a-day' dieters would suffer a relapse. Times, Sunday Times Infections can be treated with antibiotics but an estimated 20-30 per cent of patients suffer a relapse. Times, Sunday Times By comparison, fewer than 30 per cent of patients respond to chemotherapy after having suffered a relapse. Times, Sunday Times He made scores of two and eight in the opening warm-up matches before stunning his teammates after suffering a relapse. Times, Sunday Times The president's congressional allies have no interest in the long run - in which they will be dead, electorally, if the economy suffers a relapse. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 复发, 复发 Japanese: 逆戻り, 再び陥る |
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